§ Mr. Peter RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will list the(a) level of financial investment by and (b) number of jobs created by the Industrial Development Board for Northern Ireland within Northern Ireland for the years 1987 to 1997. [34237]
§ Mr. IngramA list of the jobs promoted and safeguarded by the Industrial Development Board together with assistance offered and total project costs is set out in the table.
Jobs promoted and jobs safeguarded by the Industrial Development Board together with assistance offered and total investment Year Jobs promoted Jobs safeguarded Assistance offered (£ million) Total investment (£ million) 1987–88 5,283 5,073 97 302 1988–89 5,653 2,430 107 400 1989–90 5,131 4,184 93 440 1990–91 4,402 4,054 82 315 1991–92 2,341 2,689 64 240 1992–93 4,104 1,877 95 344 1993–94 5,554 3,590 127 505 1994–95 4,994 3,802 102 394 1995–96 5,678 2,484 151 507 1996–97 6,005 5,577 158 638